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Operation Dragon Rogue was an operation to rescue hostages from Maoist rebels in this country. A clerk began an investigation in this country after he noticed Elder Dempster’s profits from shipping guns and explosives to this country. Much of the uranium used in the Manhattan Project originated from a mine in this (15[1])country. Sidney Gottlieb gave Larry Devlin a poisoned tube of toothpaste to murder a leader of this country while Devlin was CIA station (-5[1])chief there. One leader of this country chartered (*) Concordes for shopping trips to Paris and moved Christmas to June, as part of his policy of authenticité. A copper company financed an attempt at secession in this country in the province of Katanga. (10[1])For 10 points, name this country ruled by Patrice Lumumba and Mobutu Sese Seko. ■END■

ANSWER: Democratic Republic of the Congo [or the DRC; accept Zaire or Congo Free State or Belgian Congo; prompt on Belgium]
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